Published April 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

An x-ray photoelectron and electron energy loss study of the oxidation of lead

  • 1. NSF Regional Instrumentation Facility for Surface Analysis, 423 Shepherd Laboratories, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

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Lead--oxygen compounds and the exposures of clean polycrystalline Pb0 to O2, H2O, and air at various temperatures have been studied with x-ray photoelectron (XPS) and electron energy loss (EELS) spectroscopies. Results indicate that the shape of the Auger O KVV lines and EELS are sufficiently different to distinguish PbO, PbO2, Pb3O4, and carbonate--hydroxide. Differences in the EELS spectra indicate that orthorhombic PbO is formed on clean Pb0 exposed to dry O2 at temperatures below the melting point of Pb0, and tetragonal PbO is formed at or above its melting point

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Journal Title
J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A.
Journal Page Range
771-774
ISSN
0734-2101